Lipljan
| Lipjan/Lipljan | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |
| Липљан (Lipljan) Lipjan (Lipjani) | |
  Lipjan/Lipljan Location in Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′N 21°06′E / 42.533°N 21.100°E | |
| Country | Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] |
| District | District of Pristina |
| Government | |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality and town | 15,000 (town) |
| • Density | 169.8/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 57,474 (municipality) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +381 38 |
| Car plates | 01 |
| Website | Municipality of Lipjan |
Lipjan (in Albanian) or Lipljan (in Serbian; Липљан) is a city and municipality in the District of Pristina of central Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1]
Name
The name of the town, Lipljan, is derived from the ancient Roman toponym Ulpiana modified by association with the Serbo-Croatian lipa "linden tree".[1] The name lipa is often used in South Slavic toponyms.[1] The Roman city of Ulpiana was located near Lipljan and it was named in honor of the Roman Emperor Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus. The neo-Latin form Lypenion for the city occurs for the first time in a Greek text from 1018 AD.
Municipality
- Akllap/Oklap
- Babush i Muhaxherëve/Muhadžer Babuš
- Baicë/Banjica
- Banullë/Bandulić
- Breg i Zi/Crni Breg
- Brus/Brus
- Bujan/Bujance
- Bukovicë/Bukovica
- Divlakë/Divljaka
- Dobrajë e Madhe/Velika Dobranja
- Dobrajë e Vogël/Mala Dobranja
- Dobrotin/Dobratin
- Donja Gušterica/Gushtericë e Ulët
- Gadime e Epërme/Gornje Gadimlje
- Gadime e Ulët/Donje Gadimlje
- Gllanicë/Glanica
- Gllavicë/Glavica
- Gllogoc/Glogovce
- Gornja Gušterica/Gushtericë e Epërme
- Grackë e Vjetër/Staro Gracko
- Grackë e Vogël/Malo Gracko
- Gumnasellë/Guvno Selo
- Hallaç i Madh/Veliki Alaš
- Hallaç i Vogël/Mali Alaš
- Hanroc/Androvac
- Janjevo/Janjevë
- Kleçkë/Klečka
- Kojskë/Konjsko
- Konjuh/Konjuh
- Kraishtë/Krajište
- Krojmir/Krajmirovce
- Leletiq/Laletić
- Lepina/Lepi
- Lipjan/Lipljan
- Lipovica
- Livađe/Livagjë
- Llugaxhi/Lugadžija
- Llugë/Lug
- Magura
- Marec/Marevce
- Medvec/Medvece
- Mirenë/Mirena
- Okosnicë/Okosnica
- Plitkoviq/Plitković
- Poturoc/Poturovce
- Qellapek/Čelopek
- Qylagë/Čučuljaga
- Radevo/Radevë
- Resinoc/Rusinovce
- Ribar i Madh/Veliko Ribare
- Ribar i Vogël/Malo Ribare
- Ruboc/Rabovce
- Rufc i Ri/Novo Rujce
- Rufc i Vjetër/Staro Rujce
- Shalë/Sedlare
- Shisharkë/Šišarka
- Skulanevo/Skullan
- Sllovi/Slovinje
- Smallushë/Smoluša
- Suvi Do/Suhodoll
- Teqë/Teća
- Topličane
- Torina/Torinë
- Trbovce/Tërbuc
- Varigoc/Varigovce
- Vërshec/Vrševce
- Vogaçicë/Vogačica
- Vrelo
- Vrellë e Goleshit/Goleško Vrelo
- Zlokućane
History
Roman period
Ulpiana played an important role in the development of the most important cities in the Roman province of Dardania.
Middle Ages
The Gračanica monastery was built in 1321, on the ruins of two older churches.
Demographics
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
| Year/Population | Albanians | % | Serbs | % | Croats | % | Others | % | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 census | 24,433 | 60.98 | 10,902 | 27.21 | 3,304 | 8.25 | 1,431 | 3.57 | 40,070 | ||||
| 1991 census | 53,730 | 77.36 | 9,713 | 13.99 | 2,914 | 4.20 | 3,094 | 4.45 | 69,451 | ||||
| January 1999 (OSCE est.) | 62,706 | 81.3 | 9,985 | 13.0 | N/A | N/A | 5,834 | 7.6 | 77,087 | ||||
| 2000 (OSCE est.) | 63,478 | 83.3 | 9,300 | 12.2 | 363 | 0.5 | 1,890 | 2.6 | 76,143 | ||||
Economy
The municipality is predominantly agriculture-oriented. After the 1999 conflict, most of the businesses are no longer operational. Many shops and restaurants have opened in the town, but approximately 50% of the population remains unemployed.
See also
Notes and references
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skok, Petar (1988) [1971], Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian) 2, Zagreb: Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, pp. 305–306, ISBN 86-407-0064-8
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External links
Coordinates: 42°31′48″N 21°08′19″E / 42.53000°N 21.13861°E
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| Rank | Name | Districts | Pop. | Rank | Name | Districts | Pop. | ||
 Pristina  Prizren |
1 | Pristina | Pristina | 208,230 | 11 | Glogovac (Drenas) | Pristina | 60,687 |  Ferizaj (Uroševac)  Peć |
| 2 | Prizren | Prizren | 183,810 | 12 | Lipljan | Pristina | 59,773 | ||
| 3 | Ferizaj (Uroševac) | Ferizaj (Uroševac) | 112,657 | 13 | Orahovac | Gjakova | 58,259 | ||
| 4 | Peć | Peć | 98,603 | 14 | Mališevo | Prizren | 57,136 | ||
| 5 | Gjakova | Gjakova | 97,127 | 15 | Skenderaj (Srbica) | Mitrovica | 52,175 | ||
| 6 | Gjilan | Gjilan | 92,369 | 16 | Vitina | Gjilan | 48,288 | ||
| 7 | Podujevo | Pristina | 90,568 | 17 | Deçan | Peć | 40,954 | ||
| 8 | Mitrovica | Mitrovica | 84,949 | 18 | Istok | Peć | 40,388 | ||
| 9 | Vučitrn | Mitrovica | 71,977 | 19 | Klina | Peć | 39,943 | ||
| 10 | Suva Reka | Prizren | 61,976 | 20 | Kamenica | Gjilan | 35,931 | ||